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PoliticAverse

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4. First get something that visually shows you what is using space on your drive...

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Mon Mar 8, 2021, 04:06 PM

Mar 2021

so you can see where the space is really being used. I like the free Sequiaview, but there are other programs that do the same thing...

https://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

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Need help with a full drive and no storage [View all] FirstLight Mar 2021 OP

Did you empty the Recycle Bin? Dan Mar 2021 #1

You Could Try Moving The Files That You Don't Need leftieNanner Mar 2021 #2

check if your recycle bin is empty. drray23 Mar 2021 #3

First get something that visually shows you what is using space on your drive... PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #4

Run the storage analysis Under settings , storage BootinUp Mar 2021 #5

OK, first things first-- how big is the drive? Assuming its's an SSD, probably 250GB, but... TreasonousBastard Mar 2021 #6

yeah, i will have to do some more poking around in Cdrive FirstLight Mar 2021 #8

Maybe Timewas Mar 2021 #7

that's what will happen when I get some tax or stimulus money... FirstLight Mar 2021 #9

Its usually windows update uninstall files that need to be removed. Here's some instructions sboatcar Mar 2021 #10

YES!!!!! thank you! FirstLight Mar 2021 #11

Windows 10 has a lot of bloat in it sboatcar Mar 2021 #13

Link failed. Try Source Forge (link) ... https://sourceforge.net/projects/windirstat/ eppur_se_muova Mar 2021 #16

Another possibility is to clear your browser history lastlib Mar 2021 #12

Remove unwanted Windows 10 apps with this new open source tool douglas9 Mar 2021 #14

Did you run Clean Up from the Tools tab ? (In the Properties dialog box for that drive) nt eppur_se_muova Mar 2021 #15